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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Bassem Mroue

A Syrian family recounts the horrors of the 2013 chemical attack near Damascus

Syria Chemical Attack - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All right reserved)

A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people near the country’s capital, Damascus, says the ordeal they experienced haunts them to this day.

The Aug. 21, 2013 attack targeted several Damascus suburbs, including Zamalka, where the Arbeeni family lives. Government forces of then-President Bashar Assad were blamed for the attack.

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